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Mazda2 to be basis of electric vehicle test fleet 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Until now, Mazda's most notable alternative fuel programs have been the hydrogen-powered Wankel rotaries currently being used in an RX-8 test fleet. The "Zoom-Zoom" automaker has acknowledged plans to build new hybrid-powered vehicles in the coming years, but to date has avoided the battery ...

VIDEO: Watch live as ABG goes for a first drive in the Chevy Volt this Sunday! 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Here at ABG, we've been tracking the progress of the Chevrolet Volt since before the concept debuted in January 2007. Along the way we've spent plenty of time with various members of the Volt team and last spring we were among the first to drive the Cruze-based powertrain development mule. Later ...

VIDEO: Wet Liberal rants about Top Gear, electric cars and hydrogen 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Most of the time, Robert Llewellyn is a seemingly well-adjusted comedic actor with a concern for environmental issues who currently hosts a web-based show called Carpool, where he drives about in a hybrid or electric car whilst talking with a very interesting person. Occasionally though, the ...

Mainland Chinese automakers look to Taiwan for EV expertise 4 days ago on Autoblog Green

More electric car news from Taiwan. Two Chinese automakers are ready to develop and sell electric cars there. Chery, for instance, has announced the creation of an R&D center in the upcoming "Green Energy Intelligent Vehicle Innovation Park (EV Park)" in central Taiwan. This would give Chery ...

Chinese government sets ambitious battery production goals 4 days ago on Autoblog Green

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery New regulations for the production of batteries, both nickel-hydrogen and lithium-ion, have been submitted to China's State Council, according to Wang Shulin, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)'s expert. China's current ...

Renault-Nissan creates partnership for deploying EVs in China 4 days ago on Autoblog Green

2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery The latest city to join the long list of more than 30 cities and governments that have signed an agreement with Renault-Nissan is Guangzhou, a large city formerly known as Canton. Nissan's partner in China, Dongfeng, will work with the ...

Electric Smart Fortwo gets shot in Berlin 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

The next-generation Smart Ed, which just started production in France this week, is out and about on the streets of Berlin being filmed for some sort of promotional video, we think. Treehugger spotted the little all-electric city car zipping around the famous Siegessäule (victory column) ...

Venturi to send electric Berlingo First on Shanghai to Paris record-setting roadtrip 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

Venturi and PSA Peugeot Citroën teamed up to build an electric version of the Berlingo a while back and, as they move to finally commercialize the vehicle early next year, they are sending a special version out on a little Shanghai to Paris roadtrip. The 8,326 mile (13,400 km) course was ...

VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver controlled audio warning system with the blind 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

As the popularity of hybrids has grown over the last few years, advocates for the blind have been raising a red flag about noise, or – more to the point – the lack of it. Because electric-drive vehicles emit much lower levels of sound on the street, blind pedestrians who've relied on ...

REPORT: Tesla IPO could be more a financing event than a way to cash out 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

We recently asked if the Tesla IPO is for you, and the results of that poll are about even. Just over half of you (51.4 percent as of this writing) think that investing in the electric car start-up is a good idea. Over at Businessweek, our friend Josie Garthwaite looks at how a Tesla IPO fits ...



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